Former Kisumu Deputy Governor Ruth Odinga has slammed former US President Barack Obama’s half-sister Auma over her “handout” remarks that she made during a live television interview on Thursday.

Ms Odinga, while referring to Dr Auma’s statement which has also elicited sharp reactions on social media hours before Mr Obama jets in, said she was not justified to “insinuate that Kenyans or Luos are known for handouts.”

During an interview on Citizen Television where she explained the purpose for the Sauti Kuu Sports, Resource and Vocational Training Centre which is to be opened on Monday, Ms Auma criticized the practice of receiving “handouts”, urging Kenyans to be part of the change needed in the country.

She went on: “I want to ask Kenyans, [since] the time that Obama [was] president up until now, what have you done? What have you done to make a difference in your life, in your country and in your community? Because you cannot sit and wait for Obama. Ask yourself what is your legacy?”

“If we do something ….imagine how far we will get. Imagine how far we would have gotten already. We cannot say now that Obama has come today or tomorrow, things will change. If you are not doing anything, it won’t change,” Ms Auma said.

But speaking to Sunday Nation on the phone, Ms Odinga said Ms Auma’s statement borders on “insult to the Luo community.”

“It was wrong for Auma to talk of handouts. Have they offered job opportunities before linking people to handouts? Ms Odinga said.

Ms Odinga went on: “Where were they when election was rigged as our people were fighting for democracy?”

She faulted the events programme and criticized plans to lock out key leaders from the Sauti Kuu launch.

“It is wrong for Obama to come and fail to meet local leaders and members of the public,” she said

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I see nothing wrong With what Dr. Auma said.
It is better to do something on Your own rather than being a burden to People.
People living over seass are tired of relatives and friends for hand outs if one has something to do like farming, etc is better than depending on People. What happens if these so called People helping die?? Everyone should work hard instead of begging for free goods all the time. Just like Our Government should stop looting to create jobs so that we have less beggers. Auma go gal!!! You are right.

When, exactly, did Dr. Auma, who is Barack Obama’s half sister, establish her close knit relationship with the former president of USA Mr. Obama?
Was is during the time the young Barack Obama was being taken care of by his Indonesian step father after being abandoned by his real Kenyan father, Barack Obama senior?
Was it during the time when the the former US president was being raised by his grand parents in Hawaii because his Luo father had jumped shipped to Kenya, leaving his son behind??

Let us be clear about who is a despicable beggar here!! And they are not the Luo community, FOR HEAVEN SAKE!

THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FATHERING A CHILD AND BEING A FATHER TO A CHILD! IN THE FORMER US PRESIDENT’S LIFE, SNAKES DO FATHER OFFSPRING AND ABANDON THEM, JUST LIKE BARACK OBAMA SENIOR DID TO HIS SON!

IT TOOK AN INDONESIAN MAN AND HIS LATE GRAND PARENTS IN HAWAII TO GIVE BARACK OBAMA THE STABILITY THAT HE NEEDED TO SURVIVE!

DR. AUMA PhD, THERE IS A SAY THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES DO NOT THROW STONES!

Barick did not leave because he wanted to but because it was difficult to marry a black man or woman at the time. Stop being jeolous and writing long notes which we cant even read through. It is true Africans like hand outs no matter how much one tries they will still beg. Kenya got Independence 54 Years a go but they still depend on begging and borrowing what difference does it make. Better work hard than begging, TRUTH HURTS

WHO ARE POOR AFRICANS BEGGING FROM AND WHY?? AND WHO IS ACTUALLY DOING THE BEGGING? ARE THEY THE FARMERS OR PEASANT FARMERS OF KENYA WHO ARE BEING SABOTAGED BY THE RULING ELITES WHEN THEY START IMPORTING CONTAMINATED PRODUCTS DUTY-FREE?

ARE THEY THE LANDLESS AND THE JOBLESS LIVING IN THE SLUMS OF KENYA? OR ARE THEY PEASANT FARMERS OF THE MAU FOREST WHOSE HOUSES ARE CONSTANTLY DEMOLISHED WITHOUT GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITY TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT WITHOUT BEGGING FROM ANYONE??

Create job opportunities then blame whoever asks for hand out. Arrest and jail all the thieves, recover the stolen money then blame those who ask for hand out. Pay Representatives minimum wage and then blame those who ask for hand out.. Why shouldn’t one ask for hand out when whoever he/she is asking it from got it easy?

There’s nothing wrong with Dr. Auma’s statement. She just expressed her honest opinion. Africans in general always expect too much from outside help instead self determination to get ahead. Just look at African leaders, they are always in foreign countries looking for loans and free handouts. The terms and rates of the Loan is dictated by the loaner who have no interest in you as a borrower. Their interest is making good money at your expense. At the same time, African sell their votes during elections to the highest binder and not to the person who can bring some changes in the respective community. Just look at Luo communities, they have followed Raila Odinga and the likes for decades and no tangible results.
So, don’t attack Dr .Auma, she just tell it as it is. “Truth hurts”

How many job opportunities did Ruth Odinga offered to the Luo people or Kisumu residents during her tenure as the deputy mayor of Kisumu ? She is the one to be blamed for begging mentality in Kisumu ! They are rich cats sarrounded by poor Luos in order to control them. What was she expecting The Obama’s to do during rigging of election ? He could as well do the hand shake and declare Uhuru Tosha, because that was what the Odinga’s did too. Obama was a US president, he could not interfere in Kenyan election; it was up to the opposition to fight for themselves. Ruth Odinga is criticizing Auma Obama for being against begging mentality instead of doing it ourselves, then why was she begging Obama to come and save them when Jubilee was robbing the election? Why would you join a cattle thief whom you know stole your cows and milking them in front of your face, then point to the outsiders, “ what did you do when they stole my cows”. Either you fight for your rights or join them, and the Odinga have made their right choice of joining them. Case finished. Raila was tired of crying, “ they have robbed me again”, the Luos were also tired of hearing that word, so he decided to join the rich robbers in the name of development! May be Obama also saw that Raila was spineless; has not even raised the issue of Miguna Miguna who was deported from his mother land in front of his face, while there are many known KK dual citizen working within Jubilee administration! Where were they when Miguna was deported? Is that the fault of The Obama’s too ? Ruth Odinga need to get real and lay the blame to where it belongs. I remember Raila Vs Uhuru fist presidential debate, when Joe Agengo asked Uhuru about Kenyatta’s and the displacement of the landless in many parts of Kenya( coast, Rift Valley & Central); Raila instead of capitalizing on the journalist question, he was the first to defend Uhuru that he should not be blamed for the sins of his father. Uhuru didn’t even answered the question because Raila did it for him; that was when a friend of mine from Sierra Leone watching the debate with me said, Raila is not going to win, and he never did. As much as the Odinga s blame the wild cats for killing their chicken, they need need to blame themselves for not building ( protecting) safety fence for their chicken Obama is not going to do that for them. The Luos need affamative action in Kenya, they have been suppressed, political assasinations and marginalized by the successive government for too long. All the Industries in Luo land have been killed, even the only sugar industry remaining for farmers in Nyanza and Western is being decimated by cheap sugar import by Jubilee administration; those are the things meant for job creation which Ruth Odinga need to fight for, instead being simplistic about Obama’s hand out. Support Auma Obama and her course, she lobbied for her brother to built that studium in the heart of Lou land, that is what matters.

POVERTY IN LUOLAND IS CAUSED BY THE CORRUPT AND CONTROLLING MECHANISMS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY THE ODINGA’S FAMILY WELL BEFORE AND AFTER THE KENYAN INDEPENDENCE ON 12/12/1963!!!

WHY, BECAUSE THIS FAMILY WILL BRING DOWN AND DESTROY ANY INDEPENDENT THINKING PERSON IN LUOLAND WHO DARES TO RUN FOR ANY POLITICAL OFFICE, UNLESS IT IS CLEARED FIRST BY THE ODINGA FAMILY!
NO ASPIRING LUO POLITICIAN CAN FART, SNEEZE OR BELCH WITHOUT GETTING PERMISSION FROM THE ODINGA’S FAMILY!
THIS IS WHAT IS REDUCING THE LUOS TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL BEGGING COMMUNITY! ANY POTENTIAL COMMUNITY LEADERS MUST ASK THE ODINGA’S FAMILY FOR THE BLESSING BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO REPRESENT THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY OR DO ANYTHING ELSE!

THIS FAMILY OPERATES LIKE GAMBINO OR LUCCHESE CRIME FAMILIES IN USAI

HAS ANYBODY ASKED WHY MIGUNA MIGUNA WAS WAS SETUP TO BE EXILED AFTER SWEARING RAILA ODINGA?? OR HOW THE SUNA EAST MP, JUNET MOHAMED BECAME A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE IN SUNA EAST?

LET YOU FOLKS DECIDE AFTER THIS CONVERSATION BELOW WHICH GIVES SOME BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF THIS CONTROLLING FAMILY:

This is not a bout luos
Kikuyus have had 3 presidents since Independence yet 99% chokoras are kikuyus
Kikuys are the most Hawkers in the Whole of Kenya yet they worship thieves who steal from them. What Dr. Auma has said is a fact Africans like hand outs lazy to do anything even those who own big farms just roam a round. What do you mean there is no progress in luo land? They dont wait for Raila to do Things for them. The media makes you think luos are too poor yet you cant compare them With low class kikuyus, samburu, girima, pokot. Kikuyus believe that they are Rich yet only a few cartels are Rich the rest are poor and squatters. You dont feed luos, cloth them or educate their children. Can you take a bus to luo land and see for yourself and stop depending on the media because of politics. Kikuyus dont have good roads either yet they believe luos are too poor. 85% of Kenyans are poor no progress in maasai land, samburu, pokot etc so please stop With Your crap of luos this luos that. Auma you gave a very good advise and I will preach it to the youth to work hard and stop depending on People for hand outs. TRUTH MUST BE TOLD TO ALL KENYAN THIS IS NOT A BOUT LUOS.

UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE YOUTHS ARE NOW LINGERING INSIDE THE OPEN AIR PRISONS OF KENYA CALLED SLUMS, WITH NO RUNNING WATER AND RAW SEWAGE FLOWING ALL OVER!

THESE ARE THE PLACES WHERE RAILA ODINGA AND OTHER POLITICIANS VISIT EVERY ELECTION CIRCLE IN ORDER TO TOY AROUND WITH PLIGHTS OF THESE POOR CITIZENS TO GET OUT OF POVERTY! THEN PROCEED ON TO DELIBERATELY MAKE PROMISES THEY KNOW THEY CANNOT KEEP WHILE BEGGING FOR THESE POOR PEOPLE’S VOTES!!

MORE ABOUT THE HYPOCRITICAL ODM IN GENERAL AND JUNET MOHAMED!
THESE CROOKS ARE HIDE BEHIND THE POOR CITIZENS OF KENYA WHILE BEING PART OF THE CARTEL GETTING RICH FROM TOXIC SUGAR THEY ALLOW IN TO POISON THEM!!

THIS IS HOW GULLIBLE AND STUPID THE CHILDREN AND RELATIVES OF THE AFRICAN RULING ELITES ARE! THIS IS HOW THE RESOURCES OF AFRICA ARE DOLED OUT TO FOREIGN THIEVES! THIS HOW AFRICAN STATES ARE CAPTURED, CONTROLLED AND ENSLAVED AND LEFT WITH MASSIVE DEBTS AND POVERTY!!

HERE IS THE CASE OF DUDUZANE ZUMA , THE SON OF JACOB ZUMA OF SOUTH AFRICA TALKING ABOUT HIS ENCOUNTER WITH THE GUPTA FAMILY: